Who Makes the Final Decision?There are many questions that go through a Major League Baseball fan of the Cincinnati Reds. The most important question that is on every Red's fan mind is why Pete Rose should be allowed into the Hall of Fame? Most players that have been inducted in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame such as, Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, and everyone else were inducted for their pitching or baseball playing ability. Therefore, the main idea of being accepted into the Hall of Fame would be how well each player performed on the field during their career. When the baseball commissioner in 1989 "Bart Giamatti barred Pete Rose from baseball after an investigation found that he was guilty of betting" on baseball, what gave the commissioner the right to ban Rose from the Hall of Fame?

Many of the players that have made it to the highest level of the game, being inducted into the Hall of Fame, do not have even one tenth of the statistics that Pete Rose achieved. Rose has more career hits than anyone who has ever played the game, 4,256 to be exact. Rose also played in 3,562 games (a major league record), was the 1963 Rookie of the Year, and in 1973 was the National Leagues Most Valuable Player. He holds the all-time league record for most at bats (14,053), the record for the most singles (3,315), and the record for most doubles (746). He also holds the all-time league record for most total career runs at 2,165. As you can see, Pete Rose more than fulfils the standards to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Pete Rose has also done something that no other player has had the ability or time to do. He has played over 500 games at each of five different positions. His main stay appears to be first base (939 games), but when compared with the other positions played, it appears that he was just a great all around baseball player. He played 628 games at second base, 634 at third, 671 in left field, and 595 in right field. These are astronomical...

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...PeteRose in the Hall of Fame
To some, including myself, baseball is the greatest sport that has ever been played. It is a game played by two opposing teams made of multiple players, but only nine players per team play at the same time. To be part of one of the thirty teams that get to play professional baseball, a player has to play the game extremely well (www.baseballhalloffame.com). When a player plays the game better than most have played he gets rewarded, usually with lots of money in a big contract. Then there are those rare players, the 244 elite players of the game that have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Being inducted in the Hall of Fame is the utmost of baseball fame. The players listed are remembered forever. This brings me to my argument. PeteRoseshould be allowed induction into the Hall of Fame.
Now, most of the baseball critics and brass do not want PeteRose inducted. They claim that his illegal betting on baseball games should keep him out of the Hall of Fame. Almost all of the "highly questionable" evidence that Commissioner Bart Giamatti held was derived from former friends and associates of Rose. "Up to $30,000 per day", so some of...

...Baseball legend PeteRose once said, “I’d walk through hell and gasoline to play baseball.” This quote gives anyone unfamiliar with who PeteRose is a great understanding of how much he loved the game of baseball. Pete Rose’s entire life revolved around the game of baseball. He was a hometown hero and played 24 seasons of professional baseball. From 1963-1986, Rose collected more base hits than any player to ever play the game which would make him a sure first ballot Hall of Famer. However on August 24th, 1989 Rose was banned from the game of baseball for life. PeteRose was banned by MLB commissioner Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti for gambling on the game of baseball. I want to inform readers of whom PeteRose is, what type of player he was, and the mistake he made. The question still remains today whether or not the ban on PeteRoseshould be lifted, allowing him to apply for his induction into baseball’s Hall of Fame. I personally believe the time has come for that ban to be lifted, allowing PeteRose to become eligible for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Hall of Fame
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while others find ways to overcome them.
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she achieves her dream. I believe that her name is Penelope which means dream weaver and I’m
going to tell you how I view her story.
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Penelope is a beautiful young woman who loves classical ballet. She is eighteen years old and
she dances since she was seven. She is a very good student because she knows that if she gets good
grades, it will be easier to achieve her goal: to be a prestigious ballet dancer. But that dream wasn’t
easy. Ballet requires discipline, perseverance and many years of technical preparation.
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hours there perfecting her technique and memorizing choreography. When she put on her pink
ballet slippers, nothing else exists for her, just the dance.
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...PeteRose: The Undeniable Truth
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Born on the morning of April 14, 1941 to Harry and LaVerne Rose, Pete was given a pretty typical war-time upbringing of hard work and dysfunction. He was the oldest of four children and spent most of his childhood in Anderson Ferry, Ohio (Rose and Kahn 40-43). “There’s only one person [who’s] really influenced me, and that was my dad,” Pete said (qtd. in Rose and Kahn 44). Harry Rose died a sudden, unexpected death on December 9, 1970 at the age of 58. The family basically lost the stitching of their relationship when Harry died. Pete’s brother and sisters weren’t as close as they were when their dad was alive, and LaVerne eventually...

...Rodale Books
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PeteRose was born on April 14, 1941 and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio with his parents Harry and LaVerne Rose. His father Harry could be described as hard-working, tough, and hard-nosed, especially when it came to sports. Harry played semi-pro football and always pushed Pete to give 110% at all times. This attitude and effort that Pete was exposed to growing up with a man like Harry stuck with Pete his entire life and as a result he earned the nickname “Charlie Hustle”, although it was not originally meant to be a compliment. In spring training of Pete’s rookie year, he got walked by Yankee legend Whitey Ford. Instead of jogging to first base like everybody else in baseball, Rose sprinted to first and Ford was not impressed by this maneuver and referred to him as “Charlie Hustle” in the post-game conference with a negative connotation. Rose went on to have an amazing 24 year career with the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Montreal Expos. Rose was the epitome of an utility player, playing a significant amount of games at six different positions (all three outfield spots, 1st base, 3rd base, and 2nd base). Pete played 18 seasons for the Reds and won two World Series (1975, 1976) as an integral part of the “Big Red Machine” and won another World Series (1980) with the Philadelphia Phillies. On...

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Baseball, Steroids, and the Hall of Fame
Kesley D. Fleming
Due March 1st, 2013
English 112: 11:00-11:50
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Baseball, Steroids, and the Hall of Fame
Baseball has always been known as America’s Favorite Pastime. However, just recently the validity of the sport has started to come into question of the minds of MLB fans because of the significant use of steroids. Just recently, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted and nobody on the Hall of Fame ballot received the 75% of votes necessary to be inducted in the Hall of Fame (“No Player”, 2013). This has only occurred one other time in the past four decades (“No Player”, 2013). There are several problems with this situation including the fact that it sends the wrong message to kids who admire these players, it isn’t fair to other players who don’t get the credit they deserve, and other inductees have negative feelings about it. Are they even worthy to be inducted into the Hall of Fame? Steroids were banned from the MLB in 2004 (Nedenhunter, n.d.). So, should the men who were caught using these drugs, although they have outstanding stats, be allowed into the Hall of Fame?
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...PeteRose
Bart Giamatti's decision to ban PeteRose from the Baseball Hall of Fame was not a fair decision at all. PeteRose was placed on Baseball's ineligible list in 1989 when commissioner of baseball, Bart Giamatti concluded that Rose had bet on baseball games, including games involving his own team, the Cincinnati Reds. In an agreement made with Baseball,Rose accepted his banishment from the sport. Although he never admitted to having gambled on baseball games (Maury). PeteRose was a phenomenal baseball player and manager. He was accused of gambling. His team while he was managing was supposedly involved. Bart Giamatti's severe punishment of PeteRose is a very controversial topic in the world of sports. There are a few rules that must have been followed to be inducted to the Hall of Fame. The one that is keeping Rose away is rule five. Rule five states: Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team or teams on which the player played (Maury). This rule has been tested and beaten many times. Many players have entered the Baseball Hall of Fame such as the very unlikable Ty Cobb, the drinking Babe Ruth, the umpire abusing...